View President Kennedy's remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress March 13, 1962 given to Latin American diplomats at the White House.

Read the inaugural address of John Adams and his speech to the Congress concerning the XYZ Affair. Be sure to read his State of the Nation Address in 1800, the first delivered in Washington, D.C., the new capital.

The complete text of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address where he attempts to reach out the states that have seceded and assure them that his first priority is preservation of the Union.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Deal.

This site contains the first Lusitania note sent to Germany by President Woodrow Wilson, under the signature of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, May 13, 1915.

This site offers an extensive history of the 1971 Pentagon Papers case. Features include transcripts of President Nixon's tapes, White House phone conversations, memoirs, and other primary resources.

This site presents the full written document of President George Washington's first inaugural speech. Content includes information about the speech, images of the document itself, and a full transcript of the document.

Read the text of Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chat on March 12, 1933, just days after he was inaugurated for first term, in which he explained the reasoning behind his declaration of a bank holiday.

Provides the actual text of the first inaugural address of William McKinley.

This is the text, audio, and video [7:04] of the swearing in and the first Inaugural Address of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933.

The preamble is the introduction to the Constitution. It outlines the general goals of the framers: to create a just government and to ensure peace, adequate national defense, and a healthy, free nation. With its first three words, "We...

This is a 50-page transcript of Theodore Roosevelt's first annual speech as President of the United States on December 3, 1909. It is provided by Scripps Library.

Read William McKinley's first inaugural address, which focused primarily on the economy, the nation's debt, and tariffs. In addition, he expresses the need for further civil service reforms.

This is the text and audio of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat "The Banking Crisis" on March 12, 1933, in Washington D.C.

Here, read the text to President Jackson's "First Annual Message to Congress, 8 December 1830," in which Jackson argues for the removal of Native Americans.

A documentation of the delivery of the first Walt Disney Commemorative Medal to Mrs. Disney by President Nixon.

Two speeches given by Calvin Coolidge. The first was in 1924 on the topic of religious freedom. The second was in 1926 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Text of President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans, February 10, 1915.

This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address delivered on April 4, 1913.

This is the text and audio of President Reagan taking the oath of office and his first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981.

Read a portion of President Truman's diary where he reflected on his first meeting with Soviet Marshall Joseph Stalin just before the conference at Potsdam. In addition, there are photographs of Truman with Stalin and the desk Truman...

Edwin Ward Moore resigned from the U.S. Navy to "accept an appointment as commodore of the new Texas fleet." This site offers information on his first jobs as commodore, which included recruiting new sailors and marines, dealing with a...

A diplomatic note sent to the U.S. ambassador to Germany from John Hay, Secretary of State, giving a brief outline of the U.S. concept of the Open Door policy for China.

The text of Rwandan President Kagame's victory speech is found on this site. This was the first presidential election since the genocides of 1994. Links to related topics including the genocide are included.